Francois Baudin

Francois Baudin

- SVP Development – EMEA, Fairmont Raffles Hotels International

Francois Baudin was appointed Senior Vice President of Development Europe Middle East and Africa for Fairmont Raffles Hotels International (FRHI) in January 2011. In 1993 Francois joined Starwood Hotels & Resorts (formerly ITT Sheraton Corporation) as Project Controller Europe for numerous developments and
hotel refurbishments and was member of the acquisition team of the Ciga Hotels.

In 1998 Francois held the role of Director of Finance for the development of a Warner Bros. Park in Madrid, Spain. In 2003 Francois joined the InterContinental Hotels Group, where he held the position of Director of Corporate Finance Europe for InterContinental hotels and subsequently Director of Development Europe

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